“Are you 21?” My reward for confidently answering this legally stagnant, pro-prohibition question – in typically terse Jannus security fashion – is to have my
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Airstream Futures – Armer L’Harmonie (Little Rocket Records /Rad Girlfriend Records, 2023)
It’s always a happy time when a record you really enjoy drops. Here we are taking a look at Armer L’Harmonie, which is the third
Read moreTodd Giles – Old Trees (Disillusioned Records / Lilac Sky / Old Man Giles / strictly no capital letters, 2021)
Old Trees is the first solo album from Todd Giles of The Union Ares, a band you really should check out if you enjoy that
Read moreVideo premiere: Moral Mazes – Illinoise By Numbers (Little Rocket Records / Rad Girlfriend Records)
Apathy and Exhaustion in association with Little Rocket Records (UK) and Rad Girlfriend Records (US) is proud to present the European premiere of the new
Read more7in and EP round-up: October 2020 (part 2)
Moral Mazes – s/t 7in (Little Rocket Records UK / Rad Girlfriend Records US) Ooh. Another “supergroup”. But fear not, it’s a good ‘un. And
Read more7in and EP round-up October 2019
Oh dear. Seems like some fools are gonna fall foul of my cantankerous side. I disapprove of nothing else like I disapprove of having my
Read moreSecret Smoker – Dark Clouds (Belladonna Records, 2019)
Secret Smoker are from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dark Clouds is their second LP, which follows their debut, Terminal Architecture, which was released via Protagonist /
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
Read moreDie Hoffnung – Elegies and Creation Songs (Belladonna Records, 2017)
Die Hoffnung were from Gainesville, Florida, and this is as far as I can tell something of a posthumous release. The band featured members of
Read moreRetirement Party – Somewhat Literate (Counter Intuitive Records, 2018)
When I was asked if I wanted to review this, I was intrigued by the promotional blurb. Themes of anxieties around growing older, struggles with
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